“Daddy, are you going to marry Aunt Sydney?” Rue’s soft voice rang out from the other end of the phone. Eugene’s heart lurched as he put down the pen in his hand. He got up and walked over to the windows. He looked at the night view outside, saying, “Yes.” “Do… you like Aunt Sydney?” Rue asked. Eugene stuffed one of his hands into his pocket. To him, it no longer mattered if he liked her or not. However, he still replied to Rue, “Yes.”“Do you like her more than my mother?” Rue had a lot of questions tonight. Eugene’s gaze darkened. After a brief silence, he spoke in a hoarse voice, “Rue, your mother and I separated a long time ago…” “So you stopped liking my mother a long time ago, is that it?” Eugene did not know how to reply to her question. His feelings for Fern were not as simple as liking her. Rue’s voice turned softer, and she sounded extremely down. “I knew that you no longer liked my mother. Alright, since both of you don’t like each other anymore, I’ll give
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